MARIETTA, Ohio – Daemen College (N.Y.) scored the first 14 points of the second half en route to a 64-51 come from behind win over Marietta College in the 28th annual Jim Meagle Turkey Shoot. The Quakers (10-2 overall) outscored the Pioneers 37-15 after halftime.
Marietta (3-1) shot 53.8% (14-of-26) from the floor in the opening period to build a 36-27 lead at the break. The Pioneers went ice cold in the second 20 minutes hitting just 22.2% (6-of-27) field goal attempts.
While Marietta was cooling off, Daemen's shooters were catching fire. The Quakers hit 15-of-27 (55.6%) from the floor in the second stanza.
Four of the five Quaker starters scored in double figures. Monica Kosior led Daemen with 14 points earning All-Tournament honors. Samantha Stanfield was named the Lisa Wagner Most Valuable Player after scoring 12 points and grabbing five rebounds and six steals.
Marietta's three leading scorers all came off the bench. Sophomore #
Sierra Sigman (Chillicothe/Zane Trace)# had a team-high 13 points and was named to the All-Tournament team. Sophomore #
Lindsay Deemer (Pittsburgh, Pa./Plum)# scored 12 points, while junior #
Tori Dixon (Londonderry/Vinton County)# chipped in with eight.
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Candice Alexander (Fairborn/Fairborn)# added seven points and pulled down a team-best eight rebounds.
For the game, Daemen hit 26-of-60 (43.3%) from the floor, 4-of-11 (36.4%) three-pointers and 8-of-11 (72.7%) at the line. Marietta was 20-of-53 (37.7%) from the floor, 4-of-13 (30.8%) from behind the arc and 7-of-12 (58.3%) at the free throw line.
The rebounding battle was even with each team notching 35 boards. The Pioneers turned the ball over 19 times, while Daemen committed 14 turnovers.
In the first game of the day, Muskingum University (3-1) defeated Earlham College (Ind.) (1-4) by the score of 64-45. The Muskies were lead by All-Tournament selection Hannah Nelson who poured in 22 points and grabbed nine rebounds.
Tori Jarrett added eight points and five boards to join Nelson on the All-Tournament team. Gabbi Davis scored 10 points and Meghan Billick had nine rebounds in the win.
Natasha Norman paced Earlham with 10 points. Kasin Spay was named to the All-Tournament team after scoring nine points and pulling down a team-best six caroms.
Marietta opens Ohio Athletic Conference play on Wednesday (Nov. 28) when rival Muskingum University comes to Ban Johnson Arena for a 7:30 p.m. tip-off. Fans can catch the action live at
pioneers.marietta.edu. You can also follow the Pioneers on Facebook at
facebook.com/MariettaCollege and @MariettaPioneer on Twitter.
